RBE No. 08/2013: MACPS – Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme – Clarification
No.PC-V/2009/ACP/2, dated 31.01.2013
S.No.PC-VI/313
Sub: Modified ACP Scheme (MACPS) for Railway employees – Clarification regarding.
1. Reference is invited to the Board’s letter of even number dated 10.06.2009 (RBE No. 101/2009) regarding the Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS) to Railway employees. Pursuant to the discussions in the meeting of National Advisory Committee held on 17.07.2012 and subsequent meeting on 27.07.2012 held with the Staff Side and in continuation to clarification issued vide Board’s letter of even number dated 28.12.2010 (RBE No. 188/2010) it is further clarified as under:-
2(i) Financial up-gradation under MACPS in the case of staff who joined another unit/ organization on request:
Railway Board’s letter of even number dated 28.12.2010 (RBE No. 188/2010) provides that in case of transfer including unilateral transfer on request, regular service rendered in previous organization/ office shall be counted along with the regular service in the new organization/ office for the purpose of getting financial up-gradation under the MACP Scheme. However, financial up-gradation under the MACP Scheme shall be allowed in the immediate next higher grade pay in the hierarchy of revised the Pay Bands as given in Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008. It is now further clarified that wherever an official, in accordance with terms and conditions of transfer on own volition to a lower post, is reverted to the lower Post/ Grade from the promoted Post/ Grade before being relieved for the new organization/ office, such past promotion in the previous organization/ office will be ignored for the purpose of MACP Scheme in the new organization/ office. In respect of those cases where benefit of pay protection have been allowed at the time of unilateral transfer to other organization/ unit and thus the employee had carried the financial benefit of promotion, the promotion earned in previous organization has to be reckoned for the purpose of MACP Scheme.
2(ii) Benchmark for MACP Scheme:
Para 17 of Annexure-I of Railway Board’s letter dated 10.06.2009 (RBE No. 101/2009) provide that the financial up-gradation would be on non-functional basis subject to fitness, in the hierarchy of grade pay within the PB-1. Thereafter for up-gradation under the MACPS, the benchmark of ‘Good’ would be applicable till the grade pay of Rs.6600 in PB-3. The benchmark will be ‘Very Good’ for financial up-gradation to the grade pay of Rs.7600 and above. Railway Board’s letter of even number dated 28.12.2010 (RBE No. 188/2010) provides that where the financial up-gradation under MACPS also happens to be in the promotional grade and benchmark for promotion is lower than the benchmark for granting the benefit under MACPS as mentioned in Para 17 ibid, the benchmark for promotion shall apply to MACPS also. It is now further clarified that wherever promotions are given on non-selection basis (i.e. on seniority-cum-fitness basis), the prescribed benchmark as mentioned in para 17 of the Annexure-I to Board’s letter dated 10.06.2009 (RBE No. 101/2009) shall not apply for the purpose of grant of financial up-gradation under MACP Scheme.
3. The instructions issued on MACP Scheme vide Board’s letter of even number dated 10.06.2009 (RBE No.101/2009) stands modified to the above extent.
4. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.
Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 08/2013
Forwarded reference⇒RBE No. 147/2015